2ND ANNUAL ANIME FAVORITES POLL **RESULTS**
Ryan Mathews
Well, as those Olympic guys go around hanging medals around the necks of their
favorite champions, it's time for us on rec.arts.anime to honor our big
winners. Yes, the 2nd Annual Anime Favorites Poll has come to a close, and
here come the results!
It's been an interesting poll. Several races were contested right down to
wire, and there were several utter blowouts. The biggest lesson this poll
has told me is that, if you want to be popular, you better be visible. The
biggest vote getters tended to be anime that have received professional
treatments in the US (or well-distributed fan-subs), and creators who have
appeared or are going to appear at conventions.
I've tried to be the best Pollster I can be, but no-one's perfect. As many
of you know, I asked for corrections when people misunderstood categories,
but sometimes when people vote for things I've never heard of, incorrect
votes creep in anyway. I'm counting on people to correct me, as well as to
fill in the blanks where people voted for "whoever did so-and-so".
Here are the final returns!
The Favorite Movie category was a bit surprising. Last year, when Wings of
Honnamise won, a few discontented souls actually suspected ballot-box
stuffing. So I was almost relieved when the early favorite was the KOR
movie. Well, time went by, and it came down to an exciting five-way race
to the finish. Guess who won? I don't know if this will quiet the critics
or incite them...
Favorite Movie
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Wings of Honnamise........................23
Laputa, Castle in the Sky.................19
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind........18
KOR: I Want to Return to that Time........16
Macross: Do You Remember Love?............15
Patlabor: The Movie........................8
Akira......................................7
Lupin III: Castle Cagliostro...............7
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer..........7
Dirty Pair: Project Eden...................6
Kiki's Delivery Service....................6
My Neighbor Totoro.........................5
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterrattack..4
Project A-ko...............................4
Grave of the Fireflies.....................3
Porco Rosso................................3
Ranma 1/2: Bring Back the Brides...........3
Patlabor 2.................................2
Ranma 1/2 (first movie)....................2
Silent Mobius 2............................2
Touch......................................2
Tied with one: Crusher Joe, Dragonball Z 6, Five Star Stories, Goshogun:
Etranger, Gundam F91, Hokuto No Ken, Lupin III: Plot of the Fuma Clan,
Maisson Ikkoku Movie, Mazinger Z vs. Great General Dark, Mobile Suit Gundam
III, Omohide Poroporo, Silent Mobius, Urusei Yatsura: Only You, Urusei
Yatsura: Lum the Forever, Urusei Yatsura: Boy Meets Girl, Vampire Hunter D
Favorite TV Series was a battle to the death between KOR and Ranma 1/2
(surprise, surprise :-) ), with Maisson Ikkoku showing strong until the end.
Favorite TV Series
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Kimagure Orange Road........37
Ranma 1/2...................30
Maisson Ikkoku..............28
Urusei Yatsura TV...........13
Nadia........................7
Sailor Moon..................7
City Hunter..................6
Irresponsible Captain Tylor..6
Patlabor on Television.......6
Dragonball Z.................5
Dirty Pair...................4
Macross......................4
Touch........................3
Hokuto No Ken................2
Dragonball...................2
Saint Seiya..................2
Z Gundam.....................2
Tied with one: Captain Harlock, Cat's Eye, Dragonar, Gatchaman, Ghost
Sweeper Mikami, Giant Gorg, God Mars, Hime-chan's Ribbon, Lupin III, Miracle
Girls, Mobile Suit Gundam, Teyande, Tsuyoshi! Shikkari Shinasi!, V Gundam
Well, once again, the Single OAV category didn't really work. First, many
people seem to think you're not allowed to vote for episodes of series,
despite my occasional reminders to the contrary. Maybe I should ditch the
word "single", which is only there to tell you to narrow your vote to one
item. Also, what to do when American companies take two or more OAVs and
repackage them under one name, such as "Desperately Seeking Shampoo"? I
decided I had to allow it, partly because I never said you couldn't vote
that way, partly because I couldn't of a simple rule that said otherwise.
Oh, well. I really don't want to throw this category away...
Favorite Single OAV
-------------------
Riding Bean....................................15
Battle Angel (US)...............................5
Kimagure Orange Road: Message in Rouge..........5
Tenchi Muyo Special.............................5
Aa! Megami-sama 1...............................4
Bubble Gum Crisis 6: Red Eyes...................4
Urusei Yatsura: Inaba-kun.......................4
Aa! Megami-sama 2...............................3
Bubble Gum Crisis 7: Double Vision..............3
Bubble Gum Crisis 8: Scoop Chase................3
Devil Hunter Yohko..............................3
Gunbuster 3.....................................3
Kimagure Orange Road: I Was a Fish, Then a Cat..3
Tied with two: Beast City, Bubble Gum Crisis 5: Moonlight Rambler,
City Hunter: Bay City Wars, Giant Robo 1, Koko wa Greenwood 3, The Name of
the Wind is Amnesia, Ranma 1/2: Desperately Seeking Shampoo (US), Spirit of
Wonder, To-y, Vampire Princess Miyu 2, Video Girl Ai 3, Video Girl Ai 4
Tied with one: ADPolice 2, Baoh, Black Magic M-66, Bubble Gum Crisis 4:
Revenge Road, City Hunter: Magnum of Love's Destruction, Dragonball Z 2, Fire
Tripper, Five Star Stories, Giant Robo 2, Gunbuster 2, Gunbuster 6, Gundam
0083 13, Gunnm: Rusty Angel, Hikaruon, Kaze no Tairika, Kimagure Orange Road
Music Videos, Koko wa Greenwood 2, Laughing Target, Macross Flashback,
MADOX 01: Metal Skin Panic, Megazone 23, Megazone 23 part II, Mermaid Forest,
Mermaid Scar, Mospaeda: Love Live Alive, Ningyo no Mori, Otaku no Video 82,
Otaku no Video 85, Otaku no Video (US), Outlanders, Prefectural Earth Defence
Force, Ranma 1/2: Scrambled Christmas, Ryoukunohara Labyrinth, Saint Seiya 2,
Sol Bianca, Super Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku 3, Tenchi Muyo 1, Tenchi Muyo 2,
Tenchi Muyo 5, Tenchi Muyo 6, They Were Eleven, 3X3 Eyes 3, Urusei Yatsura:
Catch the Heart, Urusei Yatsura: Goat and Cheese, Urusei Yatsura: Raging
Sherbet, Votoms: Roots of Treachery, Video Girl Ai 1: A Soothing Girl, Video
Girl Ai 6, Weathering Continent, Yotoden
Someone replied to the OAV Series category with "Yeah, like BGC isn't going
to win." Well, I hate to disappoint him, but the old standard had to settle
for the bronze this year. The winner may seem obvious, but it actually was a
come-from-behind effort. Ai was the early leader, and Tenchi only put it
away in the last couple of weeks.
Favorite OAV Series
-------------------
Tenchi Muyo!....................30
Video Girl Ai...................25
Bubblegum Crisis................24
Aa! Megami-sama.................20
Vampire Princess Miyu...........13
Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory....12
Koko wa Greenwood...............10
Record of Lodoss Wars............8
Giant Robo.......................7
Gunbuster........................6
Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket...3
Gunnm............................3
Kimagure Orange Road.............3
3X3 Eyes.........................2
Legend of the Galactic Heroes....2
Tied with one: Angel Cop, Area 88, Devilman, Dirty Pair, Dragonball Z, Gall
Force: Eternal Story, Genesis Survivor Gaiarth, Macross II: Lovers Again,
Ranma 1/2, Rumik World, Urotsukidoji, Yoroiden Samurai Troopers: Keikotai
Dentsu
Not much to say about the Male Character category. It was pretty obvious as
things went along that it would be a race between the stars of the two most
popular TV series, and of course, the most popular series won. Care to help
me erase those question marks? There's still a lot of stuff I'm not familiar
with. (Next time I ask for the anime's name too. :-) )
Favorite Male Character
-----------------------
Kyosuke Kasuga (Kimagure Orange Road)...........18
Ramna Saotome (Ranma 1/2).......................16
Leon McNichol (Bubblegum Crisis).................9
Bean Bandit (Riding Bean)........................8
Arsene Lupin III (Lupin III).....................7
Ryo Saeba (City Hunter)..........................7
Justi Ueki Tyler (Irresponsible Captain Tyler)...7
Shirotsugh Lhadatt (Wings of Honneamise).........6
Tenchi Masaki (Tenchi Muyo!).....................6
Keiichi Morisato (Aa! Megami-sama)...............5
Motenchi Youta (Video Girl Ai)...................5
Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam)................4
Ataru Moroboshi (Urusei Yatsura).................4
Ryouga (Ranma 1/2)...............................4
Anavel Gato (Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory).......3
Yusaku Godai (Maisson Ikkoku)....................3
Ken (Hokuto no Ken)..............................3
Largo (Bubblegum Crisis).........................3
Cobra (Space Adventure Cobra)....................2
Goto (Patlabor)..................................2
Marco Paggot (Porco Rosso).......................2
Shinobu (Koko wa Greenwood)......................2
Asuma Shinohara (Patlabor).......................2
Mackie Stingray (Bubblegum Crisis)...............2
Uesugi Tatsuya (Touch)...........................2
Yakumo (3X3 Eyes)................................2
Tied with one: Nitta Akio (Touch), Ashram (Record of Lodoss Wars), Bernie
(Gundam 0080), Blackjack (?), Terry Bogard (Garo Densetsu), Carson D. Carson
(Project EDEN), Cell (Dragonball Z), Cherry (Urusei Yatsura), D (Vampire
Hunter D), Desslar/Deslok (?), Igawa Tsuyoshi (?), Yazan Gable (?), Geiv
(Arslaan), Goemon (Lupin III), Son Gohan (Dragonball?), Son Goku (Dragonball),
Son Goten (Dragonball?), Happosai (Ranma 1/2), Hasukawa (Koko wa Greenwood),
Hikaru Ichijo (Macross), Daisuke Ido (Gunnm), Iron Ox (Giant Robo), Ohta Isao
(Patlabor?), Larva (Vampire Princess Miyu), Coach Ota (Gunbuster), Kircheis
(Legend of the Galactic Heroes), Konga no Shu (Yoroiden Samurai Troopers),
Kunou (Ranma 1/2), Kunzite (?), Pegasus (St. Seiya), Amuro Rey (Gundam),
Paptimus Scirocco (Z Gundam), Dark Schneider (Bastard!), Shun (Koko wa
Greenwood), Max Sterling (Macross), Taison (Giant Robo), Tenku no Touma
(Yoroiden Samurai Troopers), Vegita (?), Yang Wenli (Legend of the Galactic
Heroes), Yuzuku (Laughing Target), Yotsuya (?), Yupa (?)
Boy, I'll bet you're all aquiver with anticipation over who won Favorite
Female Character! Here's a hint: she's got long black hair and keeps
slapping this poor guy in the face. :-)
Favorite Female Character
-------------------------
Madoka Ayukawa (Kimagure Orange Road)...........23
Belldandy (Aa! Megami-sama).....................12
Ryouko (Tenchi Muyo!)...........................12
Lum (Urusei Yatsura)............................11
Kyoko Otonashi (Maisson Ikkoku)..................8
Ai Amano (Video Girl Ai).........................7
Nausicaa (of the Valley of the Wind).............7
Nene (Bubblegum Crisis)..........................6
Gally (Gunnm)....................................5
Lynn Minmei (Macross)............................5
Priss (Bubblegum Crisis).........................5
Sasami (Tenchi Muyo!)............................4
Shampoo (Ranma 1/2)..............................4
Deedlit (Record of Lodoss Wars)..................3
Izumi Noa (Patlabor).............................3
Akane Tendo (Ranma 1/2)..........................3
Nabiki Tendo (Ranma 1/2).........................3
Urd (Aa! Megami-sama)............................3
Tied with two: Eve (Megazone 23), Haman Kahn (Z Gundam), Kasumi (Ranma 1/2),
Kei (Dirty Pair), Linna (Bubblegum Crisis), Yohko Mano (Devil Hunter Yohko),
Miyu (Vampire Princess Miyu), Nuku-Nuku (Super Cultural Cat Girl Nuku-Nuku),
Shinobu (Urusei Yatsura), Ukyo (Ranma 1/2), Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon),
Vision (Bubblegum Crisis), Yuri (Dirty Pair)
Tied with one: A-ko (Project A-ko), Minami Asakura (Touch), Bulma (Dragonball
Z), C-ko (Project A-ko), Chigusa Kyoko (?), Feb (Sol Bianca), Fio (Porco
Rosso), Ginrei (Giant Robo), Kushana (?), Katsumi Liquer (Silent Mobius),
Lufy (Gall Force), Kaori Makimara (City Hunter?), Kiddy (Silent Mobius), Kiki
(Kiki's Delivery Service), Maris (Supergal), Mei (My Neighbor Totoro), Ami
Mizuno (Sailor Moon), Fujiko Mine (Lupin III?), Megumi Morisato (Aa!
Megami-sama), Nasti (Yoroiden Samurai Troopers), Saeko Nogami (?), Himeko
Nonohari (Hime-chan's Ribbon), Okino-chan (Ghost Sweeper Mikami), Oyuki
(Urusei Yatsura), Pai (3X3 Eyes), Pirotas (Record of Lodoss Wars), Ranma-chan
(Ranma 1/2), Remy (Goshogun), Sailor Jupiter (Sailor Moon), Sailor Mars
(Sailor Moon), Skuld (Aa! Megami-sama), Sylia (Bubblegum Crisis), Noriko
Takai (Gunbuster), Yui Takanaka (Megazone 23), Nagisa Tezuka (Koko wa
Greenwood)
Well, after much reminding of people as to the definition of "non-humanoid",
the results are in! Miya miya!
Favorite Non-Humanoid Character
-------------------------------
Ryo-oh-ki (Tenchi Muyo!)........................33
Jingoro (Kimagure Orange Road)..................22
Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro).....................14
P-chan (Ranma 1/2)..............................10
Mughi (Dirty Pair)...............................8
Genma-panda (Ranma 1/2)..........................6
Jiji (Kiki's Delivery Service)...................6
Souchiro-san (Maisson Ikkoku)....................6
Shampoo-neko (Ranma 1/2).........................4
Banpai-kun (?)...................................2
King (Nadia).....................................2
Lady (Space Adventure Cobra).....................2
Picado (Dragonball Z)............................2
The Sol Bianca (Sol Bianca)......................2
Tied with one: Apollo (The Enemy are Pirates), Boomers (Bubblegum Crisis),
Cat-bus (My Neighbor Totoro), Chibi-Totoro, Chief Executive ("Sosai") X
(Gatchaman), Doraemon (?), Grospolina (Silent Mobius), Gunhed (Gunhed),
Ingram 98-AV "Alphonse" (Patlabor), Mage (Supernatural Beast City), Mehve the
glider (Nausicaa?), Narrator (Ghost Sweeper Mikami), Number 18 (Dragonball),
Pokote (Hime-chan's Ribbon), Teto (?), Time-mon (Yadamon),
Ethan Wilson (????), Minami's dog (Touch), Nausicaa's squirrel-fox, Last
surviving guardian robot (Laputa), Manna's pet bug (Wings of Honneamise),
"The talking camel from Orguss"
Now we come to the character designers. If there's anything to be learned
here, it's that it's good to go to conventions. (And work on blindingly
popular series...) [X] means "whoever did X". Again, I'd appreciate help
filling in the blanks...
Favorite Character Designer
---------------------------
Akemi Takada.........21
Haruhiko Mikimoto....20
Kenichi Sonoda.......16
Rumiko Takahashi......9
Kousuke Fujishima.....7
Hayao Miyazaki........3
Masamune Shirow.......3
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko....3
Matsumi Inomata.......2
Akira Toriyama........2
Nobuteru Yuuki........2
Tied with one: Tsukasa Hojo, Masaki Kajishime, Narumi Kakinouchi, Sachiko
Kamimura, Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Kitazune, Yakihiro Makino, Tomoko Nakasaki, Otomo,
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, [Gundam F91], [Kimagure Orange Road], [Silent Mobius],
[Wings of Honneamise], [Yoroiden Samurai Troopers]
The Writer Category seemed pretty much decided from the get go. I guess it
helps to have written *several* popular series...
Favorite Writer
---------------
Rumiko Takahashi......24
Izumi Matsumoto........7
Hayao Miyazaki.........7
Yoshiyuki Tomino.......4
Kousuke Fujishima......3
Katsura Masakaza.......3
Katsuhiro Otomo........3
Akira Toriyama.........3
Yukito Kishiro.........2
Katsura Masakazu.......2
Toshimichi Suzuki......2
Yoshiki Tamaka.........2
Tied with one: Naoko Hasegawa, Headgear, Tsukasa Hojo, Masaki Kajishima,
Shoji Kawamori, Johji Manabe, Haruka Takachiho, Yoshihisa Tagami, Hiroyuki
Yamaga, [Patlabor]
Director: Can you say blowout? Perhaps he's the only director 90% of the
Net knows by name? :-)
Favorite Director
-----------------
Hayao Miyazaki......38
Mamoru Oshii........10
Isao Takahata........5
Katsuhiro Otomo......3
Mochizuki Tomoichi...3
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko...3
[Dragonball Z].......2
Tied with one: Amano, Hiroki Hayashi, Narumi Kakinouchi, Yoshiaki Kawajiri,
Masanaru Kawamori, Imanishi Takashi, Rumiko Takahashi, Rin Taro, Yoshiyuki
Tomino, Akira Toriyama, Suzuki Toshimichi, Yasuomi Umetsu, Imagawa Yasuhiro,
[Maisson Ikkoku], [Patlabor 2], [Video Girl Ai], [Wings of Honneamise]
Most people tended to have an opinion of Favorite Studio, which surprises me,
because, I have to admit, I have trouble keeping track of them myself.
Favorite Studio
---------------
Studio Ghibli......20
Gainax.............17
Artmic.............10
Toei................8
Sunrise.............7
Studio Madhouse.....6
Kitty...............5
Bandai..............3
Headgear............3
Studio Nue..........3
Tatsunoko...........3
Bird Studio.........2
KSS.................2
Pioneer.............2
Studio Pierrot......2
Toho................2
Tied with one: AIC, Kadakawa, Pony Canyon, Soutsu Agency, Spare Change Studio,
TBS, Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Tohokushinsha, Youmex, [Nuku-Nuku]
The music category worked *much* better than last time, when I took votes on
individual tracks and got something like forty tied-with-ones. I expected
BGC to win, but KOR coming in second sorta floored me. I knew the music was
good, but I had no idea it was so well-liked.
Anime with Favorite Music
-------------------------
Bubblegum Crisis..................32
Kimagure Orange Road..............29
Video Girl Ai.....................10
Laputa: Castle in the Sky..........8
Giant Robo.........................7
Record of Lodoss Wars..............7
Tenchi Muyo!.......................7
Macross............................6
Megazone 23........................5
Akira..............................4
Patlabor...........................4
Project A-ko.......................4
Ranma 1/2..........................4
Aa! Megami-sama....................3
Maisson Ikkoku.....................3
Vampire Princess Miyu..............3
Wings of Honneamise................3
City Hunter........................2
Dragonball Z.......................2
Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory.......2
Koko wa Greenwood..................2
Legend of the Galactic Heroes......2
To-y...............................2
Touch..............................2
Tied with one: Arion, Dagger of Kamui, Devil Hunter Yohko, Gunbuster,
Irresponsible Captain Tyler, Kiki's Delivery Service, Lamune & 40, Laughing
Target, Mermaid's Scar, Nadia, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Riding
Bean, Robot Carnival, Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon R, Sol Bianca 2, Urusei
Yatsura, Yoroiden Samurai Troopers
Fan-subs weren't big winners in the Sub category.
Favorite Subtitled Production
-----------------------------
Bubblegum Crisis (AnimEigo)..............26
Kimagure Orange Road (AnimEigo)..........18
Battle Angel (AD Vision).................14
Urusei Yatsura (AnimEigo)................11
Tenchi Muyo! (Nexus Studios).............10
Gunbuster (USRenditions)..................9
Grave of the Fireflies (US Manga Corps)...5
Riding Bean (AnimEigo)....................5
Ranma 1/2 (Ranma Project).................3
Vampire Princess Miyu (AnimEigo)..........3
Castle Cagliostro.........................2
Gundam 0083 (Operation X).................2
Otaku no Video (AnimEigo).................2
Video Girl Ai.............................2
Wings of Honneamise.......................2
Tied with one: Aa! Megami-sama, Arcadia of My Youth (AnimEigo), Captain Tyler
(Bay Area Animation Society), Dominion: Tank Police (US Manga Corps), Gall
Force: Eternal Story (US Manga Corps), Genesis Survivor Gaiarth (AnimEigo),
Gundam 0080 (Greyscale), Heroic Legend of Arslaan Wars (US Manga Corps),
Laputa, Laughing Target (US Manga Corps), Macross movie, Maisson Ikkoku
(Arctic Animation), Maris the Chojo (US Manga Corps), Mermaid's Forest,
Patlabor: the Movie (SV2), Twilight of the Cockroaches (SBS Australia)
A lot of dubs we put down on the Net did well in the poll. I figure that
this is due to the habit of folks skipping this category out of disgust.
Oh, well. Let's see what those of us who are willing to watch dubs are
watching...
Favorite Dubbed Production
--------------------------
Ranma 1/2 (Viz).................................15
Tenchi Muyo! (Pioneer)..........................14
Akira (Streamline)..............................13
Robotech (Harmony Gold)..........................6
My Neighbor Totoro (Troma).......................4
Vampire Hunter D (Streamline)....................4
Giant Robo (LA Hero).............................2
Heroic Legend of Arslaan Wars (US Manga Corps)...2
Iczer-One (US Manga Corps).......................2
Megazone 23 part II..............................2
Orguss (LA Hero).................................2
Outlanders (Anime 18)............................2
Robot Carnival (Streamline)......................2
3X3 Eyes (Streamline)............................2
Tied with one: Cagliostro Castle (Streamline), Dirty Pair: The Revenge of BD
(Pinesalad), Dominion (US Manga Corps), Goldorak (French dub of Grandizer),
Golgo 13: The Professional (Streamline), How Drugs Won the War (Pinesalad),
Kiki's Delivery Service, Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo, Laputa, Macross
movie, Macross II: Lovers Again (LA Hero), Mermaid's Scar (Viz), Neo-Tokyo
(Streamline), Project A-ko (US Manga Corps), Ranma 1/3: Tales from the Closet,
Robotech III: Not Necessarily the Sentinels, (Seishun Shitemasu), The Running
Man (Colossal Pictures), Sol Bianca (?), Urotsukidoji (Anime 18), Zillion
(Streamline)
Translating Organization was never in doubt, as AnimEigo crushed the
opposition into gooey paste. Number 2 was kind of a surprise, though. Then
again, after that wonderful Tenchi sub, maybe it isn't a surprise after all...
Favorite Translating Organization
---------------------------------
AnimEigo............48
Nexus Studios.......24
AD Vision...........12
US Manga Corps......12
Operation X..........6
Pioneer..............3
Viz..................3
Arctic Animation.....2
Central Anime/AXIS...2
Quest Laboratories...2
SV2..................2
USRenditions.........2
Tied with one: Hiromi Hasegawa, Tonghyun Kim, Theresa Martin, Ranma Project,
Nocturnal Aviation, Project XYZ
And last but not least, the magazines. Again, not much surprise, except for
the loyalty given to Animag, even after it's been gone for so long.
Favorite English-language Magazine
----------------------------------
Animerica..............34
Anime UK...............16
Protoculture Addicts....9
Animag..................7
Mangazine...............3
Anime House Presents....2
Endless Warriors........2
Mecha Press.............2
Tri-A Newsletter........2
V-Max...................2
Tied with one: fps, Let's Anime, The Rose
Whew! Am I glad that's over! Thanks to everyone who voted, hope you enjoyed
the results, and I plan to start the whole thing over again in December.
Oh, and we *did* break a hundred votes! Including my own (which I almost
forgot to put in), the total was 108.
---------- Ryan Mathews
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>Favorite Translating Organization
>---------------------------------
>AnimEigo............48
<snip>
>Quest Laboratories...2
While this is certainly flattering, last time we checked, we were not
a "translating organization". Well, not unless you count semi-futile
attempts to translate Chowese into actual English. We're a subtitling
group that does a little editing, nothing else. Well, nothing else
towards subtitling. :)
Mitch Hagmaier Making the World
Quest Laboratories a Better Place
H.R. Division to Dominate
E. Kontei
>
I'll try and fill in the holes that Ryan didn't recognize in the character
names. Feel free to correct me.
FAVE MALE CHARA:
> Motenchi Youta (Video Girl Ai) - Youta Moteuchi
> Blackjack (?) - Title character from Blackjack,
Osamu Tezuka's story of a renegade surgeon.
> Desslar/Deslok (?) - The Gamilon leader from Space Cruiser Yamato.
> Igawa Tsuyoshi (?) - Lead character from "Tsuyoshi! Shikkari Shinasai!",
a nicely done reality-based TV comedy.
> Yazan Gable (?) - Aaa! Tip of the tongue!!
> Son Gohan (Dragonball?) - Correct, Gokuu's son.
> Son Goten (Dragonball?) - Vejita's son (?).
> Ohta Isao (Patlabor?) - Yes.
> Kunzite (?) - One of the Dark Generals from Sailor Moon.
> Taison (Giant Robo) - Taisou
> Vegita (?) - Son Gokuu's rival from Dragonball Z.
I like Sea Wasp's description: "looks like a nuclear Wish Troll"
> Yotsuya (?) - Godai's *weird* next-door neighbor from Maison Ikkoku.
> Yupa (?) - Lord Yupa, from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
FAVE FEMALE CHARA:
> Chigusa Kyoko (?) - Kyoko Otonashi's maiden name. Add 1 to the previous
vote tally.
> Kushana (?) - Torumekian princess from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
> Kaori Makimara (City Hunter?) - Her last name is "Makimura", I think.
> Saeko Nogami (?) - Who?
> Okino-chan (Ghost Sweeper Mikami) - Okinu, Reiko
Mikami's cute (but ghostly) assistant.
FAVE NON-HUMAN:
> Ryo-oh-ki (Tenchi Muyo!) - And it's a "she",
according to the TM3 liner notes... @_@
> Banpai-kun (?) - Banpei-kun, Skuld's robot from Aa! Megamisama!
> Doraemon (?) - The robot-cat protagonist from Doraemon
> Mehve the glider (Nausicaa?) - Yes, but that's a *mecha*...
> Narrator (Ghost Sweeper Mikami) - Does that puppet have a name?
> Pokote (Hime-chan's Ribbon) - Pokota, Hime-chan's animated lion stuffed toy.
> Teto (?) - Nausicaa's squirrel-fox. That's two votes for him.
> Ethan Wilson (????) - An anime fan, posts here every so often... ^_^;;
> "The talking camel from Orguss" - Urr, tip of my tongue!!!
CHARA DESIGNERS:
I *think* that some of the people listed under "Character Designer" have
never done any character design work. Careful!
> [Kimagure Orange Road] - Akemi Takada, and a *major* improvement over
the manga character designs. One more vote for her.
> [Silent Mobius] - Kia Asami-, no this was *anime*, so the vote goes to
Kikuchi... ^_^;;
> [Wings of Honneamise] - One more vote for Sadamoto.
FAVE WRITER:
> [Patlabor] - Put it under "Headgear"
FAVE DIRECTOR:
> [Dragonball Z] - Quite a number!! ^_^;;
> [Patlabor 2] - One more vote for Oshii Mamoru
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E. Kontei <co...@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> wrote:
>I'll try and fill in the holes that Ryan didn't recognize in the character
>names. Feel free to correct me.
>
>> "The talking camel from Orguss" - Urr, tip of my tongue!!!
*interesting* description of him. =P)
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> I've tried to be the best Pollster I can be, but no-one's perfect. As many
> of you know, I asked for corrections when people misunderstood categories,
> but sometimes when people vote for things I've never heard of, incorrect
> votes creep in anyway. I'm counting on people to correct me, as well as to
> fill in the blanks where people voted for "whoever did so-and-so".
It looks like you missed my vote in this poll. Oh well.
But here are some corrections for you.
> Favorite Movie
> --------------
> Wings of Honnamise........................23
"Honneamise"
> KOR: I Want to Return to that Time........16
"to That Day"
> Ranma 1/2 (first movie)....................2
"Chuugoku Nekonron daikessen! Okite yaburi no gekitouhen" or if you want
to use Viz's title, "Big Trouble in Nekonron, China". ^_)
> Favorite TV Series
> ------------------
> Maisson Ikkoku..............28
"Maison"
> Nadia........................7
Since you write "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind", perhaps you should
write "Nadia of the Mysterious Seas".
> Tsuyoshi! Shikkari Shinasi!
Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai
> Favorite OAV Series
> -------------------
> Rumik World,
"Rumic" seems to be the preferred romanization.
> Yoroiden Samurai Troopers: Keikotai Dentsu
I don't know this OAV, but that title doesn't make sense. Probably
something "Densetsu".
> Favorite Male Character
> -----------------------
> Motenchi Youta (Video Girl Ai)...................5
Moteuchi Youta
> Ryouga (Ranma 1/2)...............................4
Ryouga Hibiki
> Ken (Hokuto no Ken)..............................3
Kenshiro
> Yakumo (3X3 Eyes)................................2
Yakumo Fujii
> Desslar/Deslok (?),
Space Battleship Yamato/Star Blazers
> Igawa Tsuyoshi (?),
Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai
> Yazan Gable (?),
Arzan Gable (ZZ Gundam)
> Son Gohan (Dragonball?), Son Goku (Dragonball), Son Goten (Dragonball?),
Yes, all Dragonball Z.
> Hasukawa (Koko wa Greenwood),
Hasukawa Kazuya (assuming it's not for his mean older brother Kazuhiro)
> Ohta Isao (Patlabor?),
Right.
> Kunou (Ranma 1/2),
Tatewaki Kunou, no doubt
> Kunzite (?),
Sailor Moon
> Shun (Koko wa Greenwood),
Shun Kisaragi
> Vegita (?),
Dragonball Z
> Yotsuya (?),
Maison Ikkoku
> Yupa (?)
Lord Yupa (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind)
> Boy, I'll bet you're all aquiver with anticipation over who won Favorite
> Female Character! Here's a hint: she's got long black hair and keeps
> slapping this poor guy in the face. :-)
We went over that, already. You could count the number of times on
your fingers...
> Favorite Female Character
> -------------------------
> Kyoko Otonashi (Maisson Ikkoku)..................8
> Chigusa Kyoko (?),
Kyoko Otonashi [nee Chigusa] (Maison Ikkoku)
Chigusa is her maiden name.
> Linna (Bubblegum Crisis),
Yamazaki Linna
> Nuku-Nuku (Super Cultural Cat Girl Nuku-Nuku),
I'd translate the title "Bannou Bunka Neko Musume" as "All-purpose
Cultured Cat Girl", but that's close enuf. ^_)
> Shinobu (Urusei Yatsura),
Shinobu Miyake
> Ukyo (Ranma 1/2),
Ukyou Kuonji
> Kushana (?),
Princess Kushana (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind)
> Kaori Makimara (City Hunter?),
Kaori Makimura (City Hunter)
> Fujiko Mine (Lupin III?),
Right.
> Saeko Nogami (?),
City Hunter
> Noriko Takai (Gunbuster),
Noriko Takaya (Gunbuster),
> Okino-chan (Ghost Sweeper Mikami)
Okinu-chan
> Favorite Non-Humanoid Character
> -------------------------------
> Banpai-kun (?)...................................2
Banpei-kun (Aa, Megami-sama)
> Doraemon (?),
Doraemon (Doraemon),
> Mehve the glider (Nausicaa?),
Right, but i don't know why someone would call it a character...
> Pokote (Hime-chan's Ribbon),
Pokota
> Teto (?),
> Nausicaa's squirrel-fox,
Teto (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind)........2
> Ethan Wilson (????),
From rec.arts.anime?
"I am not an otaku, I am a human being!"
> Minami's dog (Touch),
Punch (Touch)
> "The talking camel from Orguss"
Jaby. "talking camel"? Ha ha ha.
> Favorite Writer
> ---------------
> Headgear,
> [Patlabor],
Headgear.............2
> Favorite Director
> -----------------
> Mamoru Oshii........10
> [Patlabor 2]
Mamoru Oshii........11
> [Dragonball Z].......2
Daisuke Nishio
> [Maisson Ikkoku],
Kazuo Yamazaki -> Takashi Anou -> Naoyuki Yoshinaga
> [Video Girl Ai],
Mizuho Nishikubo
> [Wings of Honneamise]
Hiroyuki Hamaga
> Favorite Studio
> ---------------
> [Nuku-Nuku]
Starchild, Movic, Animate.
> Favorite Dubbed Production
> --------------------------
> Sol Bianca (?),
Has AD Vision produced a dub of this already?
> Favorite Translating Organization
> ---------------------------------
> Theresa Martin,
! Thanx, tho i'm afraid my operation isn't very organized. ^_);
Hitoshi Doi
In article <CLJqp...@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>, co...@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (E. Kontei) writes:
|
| > Son Gohan (Dragonball?) - Correct, Gokuu's son.
|
| > Son Goten (Dragonball?) - Vejita's son (?).
Goten is also Goku's son.
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>Favorite TV Series
>------------------
>Kimagure Orange Road........37
Am I really surprised? Nah, okay maybe a little.
>Boy, I'll bet you're all aquiver with anticipation over who won Favorite
>Female Character! Here's a hint: she's got long black hair and keeps
>slapping this poor guy in the face. :-)
Whom? Moi, or Kyusuke? ^_^
>Favorite Female Character
>-------------------------
>Madoka Ayukawa (Kimagure Orange Road)...........23
>Belldandy (Aa! Megami-sama).....................12
Boy, that wasn't even close.
>Favorite Non-Humanoid Character
>-------------------------------
>Ryo-oh-ki (Tenchi Muyo!)........................33
>Jingoro (Kimagure Orange Road)..................22
Okay, so the rabbit beat the cat.
>Favorite Character Designer
>---------------------------
>Akemi Takada.........21
>Haruhiko Mikimoto....20
I thought after SH2, people would hate Akemi Takada. Guess I was wrong.
I didn't like SH2 arts, but i still voted for her though.
>The music category worked *much* better than last time, when I took votes on
>individual tracks and got something like forty tied-with-ones. I expected
>BGC to win, but KOR coming in second sorta floored me. I knew the music was
>good, but I had no idea it was so well-liked.
Now you do. :)
>Anime with Favorite Music
>-------------------------
>Bubblegum Crisis..................32
>Kimagure Orange Road..............29
Only three short too!
*I hope Mr. Woodhead is reading this one*
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: My vote wasn't counted.. (;_;)
Aww.. if Hitoshi voted, we'd have 3 votes for Touch (am I right?), maybe
another for Nitta, and Uesugi!
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>
>I'll try and fill in the holes that Ryan didn't recognize in the character
>names. Feel free to correct me.
>
>> Kushana (?) - Torumekian princess from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
>
>> Kaori Makimara (City Hunter?) - Her last name is "Makimura", I think.
>
>> Saeko Nogami (?) - Who?
>
You mean you know Kaori, but do not recognize the sexy detective that never
kept her *promise* to Ryo? ^_^
>
>> "The talking camel from Orguss" - Urr, tip of my tongue!!!
>
I remember his name on Engslish dubbed version is something like "Jarby".
Kevin Lighton
pointed out yet:
(Favorite character designer)
>[Gundam F91]
I think this was Yasuhiko. At least, I recall seeing a complaint in an article
about F91 that all of his heroes look too similar.
(Favorite dub)
>Outlanders (Anime 18)............................2
This was released by Dark Image Entertainment, not Anime 18.
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>
> (Favorite character designer)
> >[Gundam F91]
> I think this was Yasuhiko.
Yes. Camille = Crusher Joe = Ken (from Venus Wars) = Seabook Arno.
They're all CLONES, I tell you!! ^_^
Another vote for the YAZ-man...
Jeff Yang
>bn...@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ryan Mathews) writes:
>>Favorite TV Series
>>------------------
>>Kimagure Orange Road........37
>Am I really surprised? Nah, okay maybe a little.
>>Boy, I'll bet you're all aquiver with anticipation over who won Favorite
>>Female Character! Here's a hint: she's got long black hair and keeps
>>slapping this poor guy in the face. :-)
>Whom? Moi, or Kyusuke? ^_^
>>Favorite Female Character
>>-------------------------
>>Madoka Ayukawa (Kimagure Orange Road)...........23
>>Belldandy (Aa! Megami-sama).....................12
>Boy, that wasn't even close.
Damn, you know something's wrong when a GODDESS can't even beat this chick...
>>Favorite Non-Humanoid Character
>>-------------------------------
>>Ryo-oh-ki (Tenchi Muyo!)........................33
>>Jingoro (Kimagure Orange Road)..................22
>Okay, so the rabbit beat the cat.
Well, the cat-rabbit beat the fat cat.
>>Favorite Character Designer
>>---------------------------
>>Akemi Takada.........21
>>Haruhiko Mikimoto....20
>I thought after SH2, people would hate Akemi Takada. Guess I was wrong.
>I didn't like SH2 arts, but i still voted for her though.
What's SH2? Takada just got all the hardKOR votes.
>>The music category worked *much* better than last time, when I took votes on
>>individual tracks and got something like forty tied-with-ones. I expected
>>BGC to win, but KOR coming in second sorta floored me. I knew the music was
>>good, but I had no idea it was so well-liked.
>Now you do. :)
Probably helps that BGC is the only English-subbed anime which has its own
American-release music vids out...
The Rose of Aphrodite
> > Mehve the glider (Nausicaa?) - Yes, but that's a *mecha*...
>
That's Mo:we, isn't it? (o: being o-umlaut)
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The Rose of Aphrodite <ki...@husc.harvard.edu> wrote:
>In article <CLJqp...@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>, co...@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (E.
>Kontei) wrote:
>> > Mehve the glider (Nausicaa?) - Yes, but that's a *mecha*...
>>
>
>That's Mo:we, isn't it? (o: being o-umlaut)
Correctly it should be Moeve (oe = o with Umlaut) as a Moeve is the German
Word for Seagull, (white birds with a lot of gliding motion...*grin* I know
you people know what a Seagull is..just making the point :) ). However
Mehve is the Viz Manga translation for it...and it's sort of become the
official way of spelling in English.
Cheers
Yat
Jason F Harvey
>And last but not least, the magazines. Again, not much surprise, except for
>the loyalty given to Animag, even after it's been gone for so long.
>
>Favorite English-language Magazine
>----------------------------------
>Tri-A Newsletter........2
Wow! Thank you for your votes (whoever you are).
I forgot you could add fanzines too.
Now I'm kicking myself for not voting for my own newsletter ;_;
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:
:I'll try and fill in the holes that Ryan didn't recognize in the character
:names. Feel free to correct me.
:
:> Ryo-oh-ki (Tenchi Muyo!) - And it's a "she",
: according to the TM3 liner notes... @_@
Which "TM3" liner notes are you talking about? As in the 3rd part of
the first OVA series? Or the 3rd CD? Pioneer USA's 3rd LD? Maybe
they're talking about the seiyuu aspect...
:> "The talking camel from Orguss" - Urr, tip of my tongue!!!
Jabby == Jabberwocky
How dare you forget your English literature classes! ^_^;;
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Jason F Harvey
>>
>
>I'll try and fill in the holes that Ryan didn't recognize in the character
>names. Feel free to correct me.
>
>FAVE MALE CHARA:
>
Son Gokuu's other son. :)
>> Ethan Wilson (????) - An anime fan, posts here every so often...
^_^;;
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
E. Kontei
> In article <CLJqp...@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>, E. Kontei <co...@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> wrote:
> :FAVE NON-HUMAN:
> :> Ryo-oh-ki (Tenchi Muyo!) - And it's a "she",
> : according to the TM3 liner notes... @_@
>
> Which "TM3" liner notes are you talking about?
The liner notes of the third TM OVA volume, as translated by Pioneer.
In the liner notes and in the anime, they're consistent in referring to
Ryo-Oh-Ki as "she". The clincher is, there is a sketch of Ryo-Oh-Ki
as a humanoid girl. An anime-style furry, with white tufts of hair
coming from the sides of her head, quite cute.
Of course, this is just a technicality. After all, Ryo-Oh-Ki
is a spaceship which lays eggs. I think that concepts of "gender"
as we know them do not apply...
Ryo-oh-ki Lee
E. Kontei <co...@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> wrote:
:
:In the liner notes and in the anime, they're consistent in referring to
:Ryo-Oh-Ki as "she". The clincher is, there is a sketch of Ryo-Oh-Ki
:as a humanoid girl. An anime-style furry, with white tufts of hair
:coming from the sides of her head, quite cute.
This makes me worry.
If you'll excuse me, I'll be puking stage left at the thought of a
possible TM!R Sound File 2 showing Mihoshi, Washuu, Tsunami, and now
Nin-gen-ki joining the crowd to pursue the love of poor Tenchi...
I am having some bad feelings about the TM!R 2 series. Too much comedy
will turn this wonderful story into a, a, a, a Ranma 1/2 clone!
David
> In article <2k762n$j...@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, bn...@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ryan Mathews) writes:
> >
>
> > Son Goten (Dragonball?) - Vejita's son (?).
>
No, Goten-chan is also Goku's son.
He's very cute! ^_^
I'm surprised that this kinda new character has one vote...
> > Ohta Isao (Patlabor?) - Yes.
>
Err? Can someone tell me what's good of Ohta?
> > Saeko Nogami (?) - Who?
>
City Hunter.
> > Narrator (Ghost Sweeper Mikami) - Does that puppet have a name?
>
Yes! He's Kenki-kun (the kanji of "kenki" means "see ghost").
Mikami-san bought it as a "machine" for detecting ghost.
> > [Wings of Honneamise] - One more vote for Sadamoto.
>
I'm really surprised that it got No.1 in this poll. I fell asleep just
when I watched it halfway the first time... ^_^;
Charles Kwong
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Sigh...
The above post is done by me. Sorry to that guy first...
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Michael Studte
In article <CLJqp...@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> co...@cbnewsl.cb.att.com writes:
> In article <2k762n$j...@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, bn...@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ryan
> Mathews) writes:
>
> I'll try and fill in the holes that Ryan didn't recognize in the character
> names. Feel free to correct me.
>
> FAVE MALE CHARA:
"Dark General"? That's more appropriate for the Dark Moon Empire.
"Youma Boss" is a more appropriate term. :)
> > Saeko Nogami (?) - Who?
City Hunter - the female police officer who continually tempts Ryo with
her body in order to get him to help her.
> FAVE NON-HUMAN:
> > "The talking camel from Orguss" - Urr, tip of my tongue!!!
Jabby/Jahbi (depending on your spelling, of course).
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Ryo-oh-ki Lee <eug...@cs.tamu.edu> wrote:
>In article <CLn47...@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>,
>E. Kontei <co...@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> wrote:
>:
>will turn this wonderful story into a, a, a, a Ranma 1/2 clone!
The comedy is the best part of the series! I was actually quite
disappointed in Tenchi 5 and 6 when they seemed to say, "OK, now we have to
have tenchi go and save the universe." And he does in the typical "call on
inner sterngth for the ultimate power" attack. Ho Hum. Where have we seen
this before? Let's see...Saint Seiya, Shurato, Samurai Troopers, etc etc
etc
I'll be happy if they blow off more "save the universe" type stuff and do
more silly stuff with Washuu (no, *I'm* not a mad scientist fan...^_^)
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>
>In article <2k762n$j...@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> bn...@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ryan Mathews) writes:
>>And last but not least, the magazines. Again, not much surprise, except for
>>the loyalty given to Animag, even after it's been gone for so long.
>>
>>Favorite English-language Magazine
>>----------------------------------
>[Other mags deleted]
>>Tri-A Newsletter........2
>
>Wow! Thank you for your votes (whoever you are).
>I forgot you could add fanzines too.
>Now I'm kicking myself for not voting for my own newsletter ;_;
to vote!!!! (Yep, no votes at all ... I have failed Lum :)
>
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>
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hi all;
i believe i've figured out one of the names on the
favorite male character list... one with a "?" where
the name of the story he's from goes. A guy named
Yotsuya got one vote...
he should be the perverted peeping tom neighbor of
Yusaku Godai in Maison Ikkoku by the formiddable
Takahashi Rumiko.:)
i haven't been around for a few days, so i apologize
if someone already figured this out.
peculiarly,
chad brinkman
Peter Evans
[lots. but this news reader was hungry.]
Wai! Didn't people have fun. Just out of curiosity, how many
UK people voted for Animerica and
US people voted for Anime UK?
>Favorite English-language Magazine
>----------------------------------
>Animerica..............34
>Anime UK...............16
[munch on titles I've never seen]
Now I have to write something to go with the Satoshi Urushihara
front cover ... (^_^;;)
Peter
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: I am having some bad feelings about the TM!R 2 series. Too much comedy
: will turn this wonderful story into a, a, a, a Ranma 1/2 clone!
Well, at least Ranma has several male characters, whereas TM has only Tenchi.
I think it will be good to see another male character in TM2 (perhaps a
Jyuraian prince??).
-Sergei Shimkevich
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Sergey Shimkevich
(Isaac Kuo) writes:
>>Well, at least Ranma has several male characters, whereas TM has only Tenchi.
>>I think it will be good to see another male character in TM2 (perhaps a
>>Jyuraian prince??).
>(Double checking for smileys--nope, none there...)
>Isn't there already a Jyuraian prince main character? (Possible spoiler if
>you've only seen the first couple eps of Tenchi Muyou.)
I mean _real_ Jyuraian, not 1/8 Jyuraian (remember their attitudes?). Could
provide a lot of tension...
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In article <CLMo9...@world.std.com> Lex...@world.std.com writes:
> In article <kim9-220...@kim9.student.harvard.edu>,
> >> > Mehve the glider (Nausicaa?) - Yes, but that's a *mecha*...
> >
> >That's Mo:we, isn't it? (o: being o-umlaut)
>
> Correctly it should be Moeve (oe = o with Umlaut) as a Moeve is the German
No, "w" was correct, actually. :)
Matthew Clark
(Walter M. Amos) writes:
|> The comedy is the best part of the series! I was actually quite
|> disappointed in Tenchi 5 and 6 when they seemed to say, "OK, now we have to
|> have tenchi go and save the universe." And he does in the typical "call on
|> inner sterngth for the ultimate power" attack. Ho Hum. Where have we seen
|> this before? Let's see...Saint Seiya, Shurato, Samurai Troopers, etc etc
|> etc
Well, not to stoke up a furnace or anything, but to call the
"inner strength" bit 'typical' is sorta like saying "Gee, I liked
that Western right up until they brought in those cowboys." I'm
not an authority on Japanese culture, but I'm pretty sure
a character reaching into his/her "inner strength" is a very
common theme and one I wouldn't brush off.
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>I think it will be good to see another male character in TM2 (perhaps a
>Jyuraian prince??).
But then you'd have to change the signs on the toilets. ^_^
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Matthew Clark
(Walter M. Amos) writes:
|> Well, the operative question here, it seems to me, is "Where does one draw
|> the line between a 'common theme' and a cliche?"
The line is where the viewer draws it. One man's theme is another
man's cliche.
|>
|> I'm being honest here but as far as anime goes...
|>
|> "inner strength ultimate power attack" - cliche
|> "several cute girls fighting over hapless hero" - cliche
|> "cute girls who needlessly blow things up" - cliche
Well, while we're at it, we could throw in: "Boy gets super robot/mecha
to defeat bad guys with" or "pilot get mecha & kicks butt; villian gets
better mecha & kicks pilot's butt; pilot gets superior mecha and defeats
villian"
Now, one COULD argue that Giant Robo is based on these cliches...but
I wouldn't...^_^
|>
|> ...this is to say, several of the major plot components of Tenchi Muyo are
|> basically cliches.
Well, that's the history of TM. It basically is a hodge-podge of
other anime/manga (A!MG is one, if memory serves correct) and spoofs it
pretty good.
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|> In article <2k762n$j...@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, bn...@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ryan Mathews) writes:
|> >
|>
|> I'll try and fill in the holes that Ryan didn't recognize in the character
|> names. Feel free to correct me.
|>
One of the Hambrabi Team, in Z Gundam.
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Ryan Mathews
In a previous article, co...@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (E. Kontei) says:
>> Mehve the glider (Nausicaa?) - Yes, but that's a *mecha*...
So is Alphonse. :-) The Sol Bianca got two votes as well. As long as
they aren't humanoid and play a physical role in the plot, I'll count 'em
here...
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Michael Studte
In article <2ke20f$3...@news.tamu.edu> eug...@cs.tamu.edu writes:
>
> If you'll excuse me, I'll be puking stage left at the thought of a
> possible TM!R Sound File 2 showing Mihoshi, Washuu, Tsunami, and now
> Nin-gen-ki joining the crowd to pursue the love of poor Tenchi...
Nah, that was just an artist impression. I VERY much doubt it'll turn
out that Ryoohki can become "humanoid".
> I am having some bad feelings about the TM!R 2 series. Too much comedy
> will turn this wonderful story into a, a, a, a Ranma 1/2 clone!
Well, when you consider that the series is delayed because of them
working out inconsistencies in the story, then I'm pretty sure they're
putting in the effort not to create a senseless punch-em-up comedy.
E. Kontei
>
> Well, while we're at it, we could throw in: "Boy gets super robot/mecha
> to defeat bad guys with" or "pilot get mecha & kicks butt; villian gets
> better mecha & kicks pilot's butt; pilot gets superior mecha and defeats
> villian"
>
> Now, one COULD argue that Giant Robo is based on these cliches...but
> I wouldn't...^_^
I would!! Imagawa is aware of the cliches of old anime, *and*
he goes at them with a tremendous amount of energy and gusto.
Conrball, p'haps, but WONDERFULLY cornball. ^_^
Professor Angst (err, Go): "Ko-kore wa... masaka!!"
> |> ...this is to say, several of the major plot components
> |> of Tenchi Muyo are basically cliches.
>
> Well, that's the history of TM. It basically is a hodge-podge of
> other anime/manga (A!MG is one, if memory serves correct) and
> spoofs it pretty good.
Well, that's the story of all the "new" Pioneer titles (Hakkenden
doesn't count ^_^):
- Tenchi Muyo! = takes elements from Aa! Megamisama, Ushio and Tora, etc.
- Kishin Heidan = Giant Robo inspired.
- Green Legend Ran = Future Boy Conan redux.
- Moldiver = Superhero parody.
Peter Evans
> > I am having some bad feelings about the TM!R 2 series. Too much comedy
> > will turn this wonderful story into a, a, a, a Ranma 1/2 clone!
>Well, when you consider that the series is delayed because of them
>working out inconsistencies in the story, then I'm pretty sure they're
>putting in the effort not to create a senseless punch-em-up comedy.
What about Kiyone in the Galaxy Police Side-Story?
A Cute who may turn out to have a brain ...
And Mecha-Ryoko!
R Mitsuyuki Miyashiro
Yazan, titans pilot! first piloted the Gaplant then transferred to
Hambrabi. First wing man Adol got killed by Unknown blast in Jion's
ghost. Then got Hambrabi wing men Ramsaes Hasa and Dankle Cooper who
both died. According to Gachapon 5 Yazan is a better pilot then
Gato! That's one of the reasons why I (only one) voted for him.
-Tokio D Randall
Yazan on #anime!
Profess'nal Agitator
>In <2k9j47$g...@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> wxi...@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Wei Xiong) writes:
>
>>bn...@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ryan Mathews) writes:
>>>Favorite Character Designer
>>>---------------------------
>>>Akemi Takada.........21
>>>Haruhiko Mikimoto....20
>>I thought after SH2, people would hate Akemi Takada. Guess I was wrong.
>>I didn't like SH2 arts, but i still voted for her though.
I'm surprised no one's answered this after a week!
SH^2 (note the circumflex to denote a superscript) is the common
abbreviation for "singing heart^2: sweet memories," the limited
edition 7 disc box set that was released in Sept '93. It has the
complete vocal collection on two discs; three BGM discs; a re-issue of
Cassette no Dengon, the drama disc; and a modified re-issue of Orange
Station at Abcb with six OAV BGMs tacked on the end. It also comes
with a beautiful lyric songbook featuring much Takada artwork and six
"newstyle" 1994 calendar art pieces.
Hope this helps,
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HORN, D K
Lex...@world.std.com (y....@lexicor.com) writes:
>
>In article <s902836-23...@137.189.78.240>,
>was voted nr.1 Movie. Mind you....what people say don't necessarily mean
>that it's what they really like most <grin>.
>
I fell asleep the first time, too. But I had this prophetic dream that I
would watch it 75 more times over the next six years :-). It's an interesting
issue about what people think are the "best" anime films, as opposed to the
ones that they like to watch the most. For instance, I would have voted ONLY
YESTERDAY as number two, and was rather surprised it only got one vote.
However, if you were to ask me what my number two *favorite* anime film was,
it would be THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO. I'm fortunate that the best is also
my favorite. I find something new in HONNEAMISE every time I watch it...I
feel that Yamaga and GAINAX truly created something special in the film,
something that is for anime on the level of a SCHINDLER'S LIST or THE
GODFATHER. One advantage, now that I think about it, of there being such a
long wait for an English version to come to America is that it might
discourage American critics from seeing it as a "Japanese RIGHT STUFF." It
is tempting to compare anime to American films, on the theory that the new
audience will then be better able to relate, but by doing so you are putting
glasses on the viewer, and he or she will now see it only through your lens.
HONNEAMISE bears very little resemblance to THE RIGHT STUFF on examination;
the very concept of "the right stuff" as exemplified by Chuck Yeager, Gordo
Cooper, and John Glenn, doesn't even appear in the Japanese film. THE RIGHT
STUFF is a historical drama set in the United States; HONNEAMISE is a fable,
or perhaps a parable, set in an imaginary (though comprehensible) society.
--Carl "No excuses that I know" Horn
Wei Xiong
>In article <2kbsdi$q...@panix.com> jy...@panix.com (Jeff Yang) writes:
>>In <2k9j47$g...@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> wxi...@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Wei Xiong) writes:
>>
>>>bn...@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ryan Mathews) writes:
>>>>Favorite Character Designer
>>>>---------------------------
>>>>Akemi Takada.........21
>>>>Haruhiko Mikimoto....20
>>>I thought after SH2, people would hate Akemi Takada. Guess I was wrong.
>>>I didn't like SH2 arts, but i still voted for her though.
>I'm surprised no one's answered this after a week!
Urr, answer what?
>SH^2 (note the circumflex to denote a superscript) is the common
>abbreviation for "singing heart^2: sweet memories," the limited
>edition 7 disc box set that was released in Sept '93. It has the
>complete vocal collection on two discs; three BGM discs; a re-issue of
>Cassette no Dengon, the drama disc; and a modified re-issue of Orange
>Station at Abcb with six OAV BGMs tacked on the end. It also comes
>with a beautiful lyric songbook featuring much Takada artwork and six
>"newstyle" 1994 calendar art pieces.
Most of the artworks in the lyric book are "original" artworks and sketches
by Akemi Tanaka. The one with Madoka resting her cheek on her hand on page
7 is my favorite. ^_^
A quick survey, how many people have put up the SH2 calendar?
Count me out.
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Quincy Santa Huoh
Wei Xiong <wxi...@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu> wrote:
>A quick survey, how many people have put up the SH2 calendar?
>Count me out.
Not me...it's sitting in the box just like it
did on the day I bought it. :-)
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>Count me out.
I put up the first and second (Jan - Apr), but I don't think that I will
will up the rest when April ends ...
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>A quick survey, how many people have put up the SH2 calendar?
Nah, no room with my two Kurenai no Buta calendars ('93 and '94).
Thought about getting Laputa this year instead, but the Kurenai
calendar actually had pics of Fio this time.
I do, however, have the songbook prominently placed atop my CD rack.
'Course, that is oldstyle Takada.
Agitator
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